If you don’t have essential oils in your household, it’s about time you go out and get some. Those little bottles of 100% organic plant essence have so many uses, it would practically be a crime to pass them up. Essential oils are unique due to their three defining properties: - Potency They are 100–10,000 times more concentrated than herbs. - Volatility They evaporate ... Continue Reading
How to Increase Physical & Mental Wellness with Ecotherapy
Ecotherapy is the practice of spending time in nature for the sake of wellness. It seems obvious that spending time in nature would positively affect our health—after all, we are animals designed to live in nature, and who hasn’t felt the exhilarating effects of a walk in the forest or a swim in the ocean? But even if it appears obvious, it wasn’t until recently that science ... Continue Reading
How Mental Stress Affects Your Digestion and Heart Health
As defined by Medicine Net, stress is “a physical, mental, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension. Stresses can be external (from the environment, or psychological, or social situations) or internal (illness, or from a medical procedure). Stress can initiate the ‘fight or flight’ response, a complex reaction of neurologic and endocrinologic systems.” ... Continue Reading
10 Minutes of Mindfulness: Here’s Why It Should Be on Your Calendar
Spending just 10 minutes a day on mindfulness can subtly change the way you react to everything. This post from Harvard Business Review puts forward the case for adding it to your calendar. Leaders across the globe feel that the unprecedented busyness of modern-day leadership makes them more reactive and less proactive. There is a solution to this hardwired, reactionary ... Continue Reading
Little Known Dangers Of Being Too Busy
When you're too busy it can harm you physically and mentally. The stress of too many demands on time can take the fun out of life. Read, in this post from Tiny Buddha, about the dangers of being too busy and the lifestyle changes that can help you restore your health and sanity. “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” ~Jim Rohn Busy doesn’t adequately ... Continue Reading
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